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kept

adjective as in preserved

Strong matches

Weak match

adjective as in retained

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I didn’t see the throughline of the album until I had probably five songs, and then I saw this water theme that I kept going back to.

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Alarm over the singer’s health reached a head Tuesday when her younger sister Freida Parton wrote on Facebook that her concern for Dolly had kept her “up all night praying.”

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The Conservatives are basically only being kept afloat in the polls at the moment by the over 75 age category.

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The Cottonwood School, located next door to the ICE building, relocated in August after "munitions" kept being found in the playground, according to school officials.

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This space meant Lois' love for stories and writing was kept alive, with her books on full display.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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